Thanks, Macmillan Audio, for the ALC.

I have been a massive fan of Kelley Armstrong’s writing since I started reading her when I was younger. I love how she writes different genres and she always has amazing stories to tell. I’m sad to say that the audiobook for I’LL BE WAITING was a gigantic fail. But I genuinely don’t think this was Armstrong’s fault; I think it was the narrator’s. I can’t remember DNFing a book as early as 10% like I did this one. But Jennifer Pickens made me want to pull my ears off my head because it was so bad. I think the only reason I got 10% into the book was that I liked the story, and I kept trying to find different speeds to see if it worked, but nothing - NOTHING! - worked. 😩 It was so monotone, unemotional, and had this overall blah and blandness that I first thought I was listening to uncorrected ALC. But no, it was an actual finished copy, which I don’t understand how that was allowed out in the world! Maybe it was the intention of the book’s tone, but I couldn’t handle it. Not even with my love for Kelley Armstrong’s writing. 

 

I cannot recommend this audio. Stay away. 

 

I will be getting this book because I want to read it with my eyes. What I heard of the story was very cool and lived up to Armstrong’s creativity. I’m just sad the audiobook did not. 

 

Content warnings: (from what I read): familial death, car accident, chronic illness (Cystic Fibrosis)